We Watch the Watchmen

It's not like we're ever entirely comfortable revealing contradictory sides of our persona, but once in a while the nerdy Latina overcomes the cold-hearted killing machine and we shiver.

That said.

Geeks, rejoice:

"Watchmen," the long-gestating big-screen adaptation of the seminal DC Comics limited series, has finally found its superheroes. Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Malin Akerman have been cast in the Warner Bros. movie.

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

"Set in an alternate America, "Watchmen" follows costumed hero Rorschach, who is living a vigilante lifestyle because most masked heroes have retired or been outlawed. While investigating a murder, Rorschach learns that a former masked-hero colleague has been killed, prompting him to begin investigating a possible conspiracy.

Haley ["Little Children"] will play Walter Kovacs, aka Rorschach, who ignores the ban on costumed vigilantes. Crudup will play Dr. Manhattan, a superpowered being with godlike powers and temperament. Akerman ["Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"] will play Laurie Juspeczyk/the Silk Spectre, who is involved with Dr. Manhattan -- but that relationship begins to fall apart as he becomes more disconnected from humanity. Goode ["Match Point"] will play Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias, a costume adventurer who retired voluntarily, disclosed his identity and built a large fortune. He hatches a plot to avert a global catastrophe he believes will be caused by Dr. Manhattan. Wilson ["Little Children", "Angels in America"] will play the Nite-Owl, a crime-figher who uses technical wizardry and has an owl-shaped flying vehicle. Morgan [Grey's Anatomy] will play the Comedian, a cigar-chomping, gun-toting vigilante-turned-paramilitary agent."

Ay ay ay ay - we love it. This is a pretty amazing cast, considering it's not the most well-known source material. But if they make it work, it could be one of the best comic book-based movies ever. Or "graphic novel," naive virgins. Get laid!

(P.S. We still don't forgive Crudup for cheating on then-pregnant Mary-Louise Parker. With Claire Danes, for class's sake.)